so a special thank you to jen, regina nordall, carol rush, january peterson, heidi row sano and big thank you as well to the u.s.c. event team, public safety team and u.s.c. communications team. to all of you, thank you so much. we are both proud and excited -- thank you. [applause] we are both proud and excited for the leaders here gathered for today's important conversations and overwhelming outpouring of interest and attending from students and nonstudents including so many leaders from business, nonprofits and governments around the world. today is a beginning but it's also a continuation. having served as both senior adviser and secretary of education to governor schwarzenegger, running this institute is not just an opportunity to continue so many of the great initiatives that arnold in california were at the forefront of but an opportunity for so many committed public servants who worked on those initiatives to see their legacy continue. many of those people are here today, including the governor's chief of staff susan kennedy, many cabinet secretaries, press secretaries, legislativ